Improvement in attachments for cooking-stoves



E. B. PATTEN.

ATTACHMENT FOR cooKme-sTovEs. No 173,994. mma Feb. 22,1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

EDWIN B. PATTEN, OFBANGOR, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO JAMES F. RAWSON AND JOHN S. JENNESS,.OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN ATTACHMENTS FORCOOKING-STOVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. [73,994, dated February 22, 1876; application filed April 28, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN B. PATTEN, of

Bangor, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Cook- Stoves and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 shows an elevation of same attached to a cook-stove. Fig. 2 shows a perspective of grate and draft-stopper g; Fig. 3, a perspective of partition and pan; Fig. 4, a modification of draft-stopper.

Same letters show like parts.

- This invention is designed as an improvement on, or modification of, my cook-stove attachment, patented February 2, 1875, No. 159,351, which consisted of a partition and draft-stopper, intended to be placed in the fire-box of a stove, enabling a small fire to be made in one end, thereby economizing fuel. My present invention consists of certain modifications in the construction and arrangement of the partition and of the draft-stopper, adding to the utility-of the device, and also of an improved grate to be used in connection therewith, enabling the coal to be dumped without removing the attachment.

Referring to the drawings, I will first explain my improved grate, shown at a, Fig. 1, which differs from the ordinary grate by having a slot, a, extending from its rear edge, at or near the middle, to a cross-bar, b, which unites the grate-bars on each side of said slot. This crossbar is in the line of the axis upon which the grate turns, and by the term rear edge is intended that edge of. the grate which rises when the coal is dumped. The partition 0, dividing the fire-box (I, rests upon this cross-bar, so that when the grate is turned to dump the coal it is enabled, by means of the slot, to rise on each side of the partition without disturbing or displacing it. The partition may be kept in position by anyconthe bottom of the fire-box.

venient device, and may also be provided, if desired, with lugs or teats e e projecting downward on each side of the cross-bar it, between the bars f of the grate. These lugs are a use- .fulfeature, serving to keep the partition and slot a in their proper relative positions, and prevent displacement or disarrangement by the end play of the grate.

Thus far no reference has been made to a draft-stopper, nor is it, as will be hereafter seen, necessary, in all cases, to the utility of the devices thus far described. It is evident that a draft-stopper rigidly secured to the lower edge of the dividing partition would interfere with the dumping of the grate. It may be arranged for use with the partition and slotted grate in three ways: namely, secured to the partition at a sufficient distance above the grate to permit it to be dumped, as at g made separate from said partition and supported above the grate by the sides of the fire-box, as at h or made separate therefrom and placed upon the surface of the grate, in which case it is prodded with one or more lugs, j, projecting downward between the gratebars at the front edge of the grate, or with a flange, k, reaching down over the rear edge of the grate, or both, to keep it from sliding off when the grate is dumped. This form is shown at i.

I also con-template the use of a panshaped attachment in the place of the draft-stopper when the same is used at the top instead of This pan-shaped attachment is shown at l, setting into the unused portion of the fire-box, and supported by contact with the sides thereof, or by flanges resting on the edges of the fire-brick and sides of the fire-pot, and attached to the partition or not, as desired. It serves as a receptacle in which articles of food may be placed for the purpose of keeping them warm, or even, in some cases, cooking. By constructing the bottom of the pan lin the shape of a grate, m, a small fire may be built in it, if desired, which will prove very useful for broiling or frying, since the position of the pan will bring it close to the top of the stove. A cover, 0,

is also provided, by which the grate m may be closed when it is desired to check the draft through it.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a partition dividing the fire-box of a stove with a slotted grate provided with a slot, at, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The combination of a grate, at, having a slot, at, and a cross-bar, b, as shown, and partition 0, having lugs e e projecting downward on each side of said cross-bar, as set forth.

3. The combination of a slotted grate, a, operating as set forth, and dividing partition c,with a draft-stopper sufficiently raised above the surface of said grate to permit it to be dumped, as herein set forth.

4. The combination of a slotted grate, a, and partition 0, with a draft-stopper, i, unattached to said partition, and provided with a flange, k, or lugs j, to keep it in position on the surface of the grate when the same is dumped, substantially as specified.

5. In combination with a partition, 0, and pan I, provided with grate m, the cover 0, operating as a draft-stopper, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 23d day of April, 1875. i

E, B. PATTEN.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. JENNESS, WM. FRANKLIN SEAVE Y. 

